Hani Bekdash
Associate Director, Contracts Specialist
Associate Director, Contracts Specialist
Areas of Focus
Overview
Hani Bekdash has a broad range of experience in drafting and negotiating various types of contracts required for clinical trial research.
He has worked with a variety of clients to prepare the framework for large, multi-center international clinical studies and development goals.
Hani is a member of the Free Representation Unit in the UK, giving free advice to members of the public in regard to employment issues. He also provides pro bono representation before employment tribunals. When visiting the Firm’s Waltham office, Hani also volunteers at Schultz’s Guest House, a dog rescue shelter in Dedham, MA that rescues, rehabilitates, and finds homes for homeless dogs.
Career & Education
- Associate Contracts Manager, PPD Global Limited, a Global CRO
- Drafted and negotiated template-based clinical trial agreements for use globally across all regions.
- Ensured legal compliance and quality in clinical trial agreements globally for PPD’s clients.
- Member of project management team responsible for initial launching activities of multi-national clinical trials.
- Associate Contracts Manager, PPD Global Limited, a Global CRO
- University of Kent, Bachelor of Laws, with Honours
Representative Matters
- Providing negotiation and project management support for a Phase 4 clinical trial involving over 100 clinical sites in North America, the European Union, and Asia/Pacific countries.
- Providing advice on Investigator Sponsored Research for clients providing funding and/or investigational product, as well as projects involving third party collaborators. Investigator Sponsored Research has involved academic medical institutions across Europe and the U.S.
- Providing support for a pioneering biotechnology company’s first multi-center Phase 1 and Phase 3 clinical trials in North America, the European Union, Asia/Pacific countries, and Latin America, including services agreements with international vendors.
- Assisting in developing agreement templates for pre-clinical and clinical development, and acting as the main legal contact for clinical trial related escalations for an innovative US headquartered biotechnology company. Providing additional support on key development pipeline-related agreements.
